On This Day January 10
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Celebrity Birthdays
1904 – Actor Ray Bolger, who played the scarecrow in the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” (d. 1987)
1943 – Singer-songwriter Jim Croce (“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Time in a Bottle”) (d. 1973)
1948 – Grammy-winning Steely Dan lead singer and songwriter Donald Fagen
1949 – Retired two-time World Heavyweight Boxing champion-turned-ordained minister George Foreman

History Highlights
1920 – The League of Nations forms to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I.
1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London with 51 nations represented.
1971 – The long-running dramatic series “Masterpiece Theatre” premieres on Public Television (PBS).
1990 – Time Warner forms as a result of the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.